Trump Says Google CEO Declined His Request to Rename the Atlantic Ocean on Maps
Photo: The Guardian USPresident Donald Trump said at a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday that Google CEO Sundar Pichai rejected his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps. Trump said he phoned Pichai and asked whether the company could "handle" the change. By Trump's account, Pichai replied that oceans are different because they cover many countries and asked him not to make the request. Trump said he would probably pass and keep the name Atlantic Ocean. He said he likes only two oceans, the Atlantic and the Pacific, and would not put his name or America's on either. Google previously adopted Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and Lake Ontario as Lake America, both ordered by executive order.
Left-leaning and right-leaning outlets had covered the story; alternative / independent outlets had not reported it at the time of writing. Left-leaning outlets, The Guardian US and The Washington Post, lead with Trump's claim about the call, and The Guardian adds background on the earlier renamings and public criticism of Google. The right-leaning New York Post frames Pichai as stopping Trump, relays his quotes at length, and notes Trump's praise of Pichai and Sergey Brin as brilliant.
How the sides differ Left sources add context on earlier name changes and criticism of Google; right sources stress Pichai's refusal and Trump's praise; alternative sources have not covered it.
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Lead with Trump's account of calling Pichai, using his quotes; The Guardian adds context on the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario renamings and criticism of Google's earlier compliance.
The New York Post leads with Pichai stopping Trump, recounts the exchange through Trump's quotes, and notes his praise of Pichai and Sergey Brin as brilliant.